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Ben Bridwell, Band of Horses frontman and friend of Beam's from back in their days growing up in nearby small towns in South Carolina, says the first time Beam surprised him it was with a tape of his music. The film- and painting-obsessed Beam had been working on music essentially in secret and when he finally played it for Bridwell, it came as something of a shock. He's continued to surprise his friend over the years with his musical adventurousness. "It's funny," Bridwell said. "You think you know Sam for a minute because of what he's just done and he completely exceeds your expectations or what you think he might go into, and he ends up doing it flawlessly as well. He's actually one of these jack of all trades characters who's really good at doing all those things. Instead of jack of all trades, master of none. He's a master of all of them." The art student in him has Beam thinking ahead already. He's not concerned about the big picture. He hopes his album sells well and he hopes to take advantage of the opportunities that come along if it does. But it really hasn't changed anything about the way he works. "At the end of the day it's you with the sketch pad or the guitar or whatever," Beam said. "At the end of the day, it still comes back with you and you have to keep working. You cannot predict public taste. That's why I always just trusted mine. I make music and hope people enjoy it
-- but when they do it's always a surprise. A nice surprise, but not one that I expect to always be there."
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